2018 Malmö FF season

Malmö FF
2018 season
ChairmanHåkan Jeppsson
Head coachMagnus Pehrsson (until 14 May)
Daniel Andersson (14 May until 12 June)
Uwe Rösler (from 12 June)
StadiumStadion
Allsvenskan3rd
2017–18 Svenska CupenRunners-up
2018–19 UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Markus Rosenberg (13)
All: Markus Rosenberg (18)
Highest home attendance20,072 (9 April vs AIK, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance3,155 (4 March vs IF Brommapojkarna, Svenska Cupen)
Average home league attendance14,921

The 2018 season was Malmö FF's 107th in existence, their 83rd season in Allsvenskan and their 18th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished third, 2017–18 Svenska Cupen where they finished as runners-up, and the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League where they were knocked out in the third qualifying round. Malmö FF also participated in two competitions in which the club continued playing in for the 2019 season, the 2018–19 Svenska Cupen and the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 18 February, league play started on 2 April and concluded on 11 November. The season concluded with the last UEFA Europa League group stage match on 13 December.

The club's chairman, Håkan Jeppsson, died unexpectedly on 7 December, a week before the last match of the season. Malmö FF won five Swedish championships and participated in two UEFA Champions League group stages, as well as two UEFA Europa League group stages, under his reign. For the first time in the history of the club, Malmö FF managed to qualify for the knock-out stages of the UEFA Europa League. It was also the first time, and third time in total, since the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup that the club qualified for European knock-out matches after the new year. On the domestic stage, Malmö FF ended the season in third place, having had a difficult start to the league season.